Senior Planner – Sea Level Rise

About the County of Marin

The Office of the County Executive is responsible for implementing the policy direction of the Marin County Board of Supervisors and supporting the effective delivery of public services across 22 departments. The County of Marin's Climate Program is a new function within the Office of the County Executive, advancing the Board's strategic priorities in housing, climate, equity, emergency preparedness, and more.

About the Position

With more than 70 miles of coast and 40 miles of bay shore, Marin County is one of the communities most affected by sea level rise in the Bay Area. The Senior Planner will play a key role in the countywide effort to accelerate climate action and adaptation planning across all County operations in partnership with local municipalities, the community, and with local and regional agencies.

The Senior Planner will be part of a dynamic team responsible for developing, updating and implementing planning programs including the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP), the Local Coastal Program, the Countywide Plan, Development Code, and the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. This individual will apply specialized and advanced knowledge of climate change and sea level rise to analyze and interpret land use, environmental, economic and social data, and associated legislation, policies and regulations.

Salary: $109,531.50–$131,059.50 annually (plus 4% COLA effective July 2026). Location: San Rafael, CA — full-time on-site at the historic Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Civic Center, with flexibility for remote work one day per week.

The Highly Qualified Candidate

• Has a minimum of three years of professional planning experience related to the management and implementation of sea level rise, coastal watershed, and/or flood adaptation activities.
• Has project management and time management skills to ensure the successful delivery of projects on schedule and management of project resources including providing direction to staff.
• Has experience making recommendations before boards, commissions, and community groups involved with planning functions.
• Is a critical thinker who possesses excellent collaboration, organisational, public involvement, writing and presentation skills.
• Has experience in finding, preparing and securing grants, partnerships, budget commitments and other means of supporting planning work.
• Can identify and integrate the best available science and the expertise of technical partners in a variety of disciplines into planning projects.
• Has GIS skills (e.g. ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, QGIS, etc.), including the ability to analyze spatial data, develop maps and visualisations, and integrate geospatial information into climate adaptation and resilience planning.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from college with a major in planning, geography, architecture, landscape architecture, biological sciences or closely related field, and three years of professional land use related planning experience. Graduate level courses in planning or environmental quality planning may substitute for up to one year of the experience requirement.

How to Apply

Please apply via: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/marincounty/jobs/5363282/senior-planner-sea-level-rise

For questions, contact Alisa Samuel at Alisa.Samuel@marincounty.gov. Closing date: 30 June 2026, 11:59 PM Pacific.